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TIL that despite paperwork audits indicating that working conditions in Nike’s sweatshop suppliers were steadily improving, qualitative audits found that in reality, nearly 80% of them had either worsened or stayed the same.

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NRVN TIL: In 1856, American politician, Preston Brooks (D), beat Senator Charles Sumner ® with a cane on the floor of the United States Senate in retaliation for an anti-slavery speech. He resigned his seat later in the year, only to be reelected to the same position left vacant by his resignation.
k4p5 TIL of Anthony Poshepny, an American CIA agent sent to Communist countries to train anti-Commie rebels. He would hurl severed heads from a plane to terrify Communist forces, and rewarded rebels for cutting off human ears
vPjQB TIL that Mattel sued Danish band Aqua over the song "Barbie Girl" claiming that the song violated their trademark and ruined their brand. The case was dismissed after it was ruled that the song was protected under the First Amendment, with the judge saying "The parties are advised to chill."
Wk4m8 TIL that safflower, which has long been cultivated for food by humans, was sometimes also referred to as "bastard saffron"
JX4j TIL that to combat confusion, television broadcasts of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ in Japan include text in the corner of the screen to remind viewers which level of the dream each scene takes place in.